Where does “bruno” come from?

bruno (Portuguese) comes from Frankish brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bruno (Portuguese): brown; a dark-haired male or female; a dark man...

Definitions

  1. brown; a dark-haired male or female; a dark man...

Ancestry of “bruno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
2Proto-Germanic*brūn—
3Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bruno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brūn →